From:	Jason Green <news AT jgreen4 DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: help
Date:	Fri, 04 May 2001 23:33:08 +0100
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Andre Ladeira <ladeira AT automatos DOT com> wrote:

> TopDogg962 AT aol DOT com wrote:

> > when i put this in
> > gcc hello.c -o hello.exe
> > it gives me this message
> > gcc.exe: hello.c: No such file or directory (ENOENT)
> > gcc.exe: No input files

>     Your only problem in this case is that the  compiler can't find the source
> code (hello.c).

This is true.

>  1-  Change the PATH in autoexec.bat:
> PATH=%PATH%;C:\(your source code directory here);
> save and run autoexec.bat.

No, the PATH variable is not used to search for the source file, although
the PATH does need some attention, as Hans-Bernhard has already pointed
out.

Try running the dir command to check that the file is listed with the
expected filename.

This is explained in the FAQ, section 8.1.

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